Title: Project Manager, Brand Operations

HelloFresh is in search of a Project Manager to join our Brand Operations team. This role reports to the Senior Project Manager, & will closely partner with Brand Creative, Brand Strategy & Marketing, Public Relations, Photo Studios; as well as cross-functional Stakeholders to drive all benchmarks in the project lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about all areas of Creative Project Management & Operations, with a keen ability to lead & drive multiple / simultaneous projects, schedule complex timelines, establish rapport & cultivate relationships, allocate resources, understand scope, aggregate post-mortem feedback & data, guard process & workflow across print, digital, photo, & video.

You will

• Implement proven & innovative project management solutions to plan, manage, mitigate potential risks, & complete all creative, photo, & video projects
• Challenge the value, purpose, & achievability of a creative request 
• Determine resource & project plan to meet key milestones & deadlines of production processes following a creative briefing
• Lead communication of timelines, status updates & potential risks to your project teams & leadership
• Work closely with stakeholders, photography & creative teams to shape & understand expectations, & define scope of shoots
• Drive decision making required to ensure successful execution of shoots within time & budget constraints
• Assist in the efficiency & organization of the production team & workflow while maintaining quality of product line & premium photography
• Proactively problem-solve & push work through, even in areas of uncertainty & ambiguity
• Create meaningful relationships with key stakeholders & align on projects coming into your lane to forecast, resource, communicate expectations, & mitigate risk 
• Participate in & drive stand-ups outlining priorities, capturing & removing roadblocks
• Partner closely with other Sr. Members of the Brand team to resource & scope projects
• Exercise critical thinking in navigating competing business interests & in navigating cross-functional processes & risk resolution
• Participate in regular training sessions to use our Project Management tool
• Assist in the maintenance & onboarding of appropriate partners & vendors
• Give leadership project-level status updates & reporting
• Ensure that projects launch on-time, delivering to expectation, as well as initiating & driving post-campaign assessments (post-mortem)

You are

• Impeccably organized with a careful attention to detail
• Empowered self-starter, with excellent time & people management skills
• A negotiator - especially for time, scope, & resources
• An investigator - always digging into the why
• Comfortable with presentation & leading large groups of people toward a common goal
• Able & willing to always be the calmest person in the room
• Able to follow through, own, & guide any type of project from infancy to execution, regardless of how little is known at the start
• Able to effectively drive change through empathy & persistence
• Able to manage high volumes of projects through prioritization, planning, & organization under tight deadlines
• Passionate about getting your project team on the right track & same page, never leaving your team confused
• A creative thinker that uses non-linear approaches & critical thinking to proactively problem solve and  steer your projects
• A believer of managing up- you know the project better than anyone else!
• A believer of challenging assumptions & the status quo & take an attitude of iterative, adaptive change
• Solution-oriented & dont wait until the end of the project to find mistakes & come up with solutions
• Cognizant about creating an environment in which everyone feels empowered to contribute

At a minimum, you have...

• Bachelor's degree in Advertising, Business, Management, Communications, or equivalent required
• 4-5 years of creative project management or creative operations experience at an agency or in-house; specifically, in a high volume, high efficiency, & speedy operation
• Experience working in a project management system (eg. Wrike, Workfront, Basecamp, etc)
• Appreciation for creative + production workflows & working with creative teams
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal & written communication skills
• Experience with managing 360 campaigns that involve different deliverables, such as Print & Packaging, Digital, Photo, & Video Production
• Experience in planning & executing creative & video projects from start to finish, including the ability to handle heavy resourcing coordination

Youll get

• Competitive salary, 401k with company match that vests immediately upon participation, & company equity plan based on role
• Generous PTO & parental leave of up to 16 weeks
• Comprehensive health & wellness benefits with options at $0 monthly, effective first day of employment
• Tuition reimbursement for continuing education
• Up to 75% discount on subscriptions to HelloFresh meal plans (HelloFresh, Green Chef, Everyplate, & Factor_)   
• Access to 6 different Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) including those for minorities, women, veterans, parents, & LGBTQ+
• Inclusive, collaborative, & dynamic work environment within a fast-paced, mission-driven company that is growing exponentially year over year